Objective: To verify clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture for cyclomastopathy.
Methods: One hundred and twenty-one cases of cyclomastopathy were randomly divided into an abdominal acupuncture group (64 cases) and a routine treatment group (57 cases). In the abdominal acupuncture, basic treatment (including psychological counseling and Chinese patent medicine Rupixiao) and abdominal acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4) and Huaroumen (ST 24) were applied at the same time. In the routine treatment group, only basic treatment was applied. Before and after the treatment, visual analogue scale (VAS) of main symptoms and WHO Quality of Life-100BREF score were observed, also clinical efficacy of both groups was compared.
Results: The scores of VAS and WHO Quality of Life-100BREF in both groups had statistical significances before and after the treatment (both P < 0.05), indicating two treatments could both effectively relieve pain and improve life quality. The total effective rate was 84.4% (54/64) in the abdominal acupuncture group, which was superior to 68.4% (39/57) in the routine treatment group (P < 0.01). The abdominal acupuncture had best effect for moderate pain (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The abdominal acupuncture could improve clinical symptoms and life quality of patients with cyclomastopathy.